वसं २०७२ मा आएको विनाशकारी भूकम्पपछि धेरै ठाउँहरूमा झाडापखाला, आउं र हैजा लगायत पानीजन्य रोगहरूको महामारी फैलियो । स्वास्थ्य सेवा विभागले निकालेको प्रतिवेदन अनुसार गत वर्ष १०० भन्दा बढी हैजाका घटनाहरू अस्पतालमा दर्ता भएका छन् भने कतिपय घटना दर्ता नै भएनन् । सरसफाइको कमी र दूषित पानीका कारणले गर्दा सहरी क्षेत्र काठमाडौँमा पनि धेरै हैजाका बिरामीहरू…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of people all around the world and has received extensive media attention. But too often, the voices and stories of young girls have often been missing. Therefore, for five weeks between May and early June 2020, UNICEF collaborated with 16 adolescent girls aged 13-16, from nine different countries -…, Episode 1: A pandemic through a girl's eyes, Episode 2: Education through a girl's eyes, Episode 3: Relationships through a girl's eyes, Episode 4: Inequality through a girl's eyes, Episode 5: The future through a girl's eyes

There was an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as diarrhea and cholera following the earthquakes of 2015. As per the report of Ministry of Health, over 100 cases of cholera were registered in the hospitals while so much more were unreported. There were many patients of cholera in Kathmandu who suffered due to poor sanitation and water…

Youth led social mobilization campaign to prevent Acute Gastroenteritis Age and cholera

There is an imminent need to improve the sanitary and hygienic practices of people living in the urban slums of Kathmandu valley to ensure that cholera outbreaks do not take place every year, and to also in general reduce the high prevalence of waterborne diseases. Aiming to address these issues, UNICEF in partnership with Yuwalaya, a youth-led…